In this episode Aisling talks to Conall O’Morain about the PR game, his work at the Media Group and his journey to becoming an Irish national broadcasting legend and advocate for small businesses.  Conall was RTE’s first ever Business Correspondent.  ...

Learn how some businesses are focusing on sustainability, turning their business environmentally friendly and even venturing into the circular economy.This episode Aisling is joined by Noel Heffernan, EaPI & Chairperson of Tipperary Green Business...

BREXIT …... less than 50 days to go and counting….. Boris Johnson is self isolating so we have another added wrinkle.  The main issues outstanding seem to be Fisheries, governance and ensuring a level playing field according to Minister Simon Coveney. ...

How did a lady from Capetown end up in Tipperary and how did a transition year student enterprise turn into a real business that ended up doing business with one of the biggest farming conglomerates in the world?  Bronwyn April travelled from Cape Town...

Meet the real life Harvey Specter (yes it’s a woman - and if you haven’t seen the Netflix series Suits, where have you been?   Grab the nearest sofa).   Wendy Doyle is the founder of a firm of solicitors that specialises in the SME sector.  She is also...

Rosemary Kearney - making GDPR accessibleA ruling in the European Court of Justice last week means the companies could now be liable for passing information to Facebook via the Facebook like button on their website (yes really).  What are the...

Ever wondered what is Qualitative research and how it works to inform companies such as Kellogs, Cadburys and Yakult?    Meet Robin Challis, the man who has conducted research for each of these companies.  Robin is a specialist in qualitative market...

As we enter the double digits for the SME Community Podcast, we look back on our first five episodes from Local Enterprise Week 2020, and answer some common business questions our listeners have been asking that we covered during our first week in...

Have you ever wondered how to bring your business, or part of it online?  From something as simple as automating emails and taking paying online right up to fully fledged training courses hosted on Learning Management Systems, in this week's episode...

In today’s episode sales expert Terry Harmer talks about Finding New Markets during Covid 19, learning from bank robbers and what tools you can utilise to find those markets .    Terry is a Member of the Institute of Training & Development, a Fellow...

Have you heard all the ads about Microfinance Ireland but are not sure how it works, or whether it’s for your business or how to go about applying?  Meet their Chief Executive Garrett Stokes who will explain what type of business they support, how to...

You might be considering making changes to your business but not sure where to start.  In this episode we look at ways to approach pivoting your business.  Geraldine Lavin is a learning and education consultant providing programme design, delivery and...